Rocky IV

Year:

1985

Duration:

91 min

Genres:

Drama | Sport

IMDB rate:

6.7

Director:

Sylvester Stallone

Awards:

7 wins & 5 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1985-11-27

Filming Locations: Wyoming, USA

Earnings

Budget: $30,000,000

Opening Weekend: $19,991,537 (USA) (1 December 1985)

Gross: $125,409,936 (USA) (13 April 1986)

Cast

Actor

Character

Dolph Lundgren

Rocky IV

Brigitte Nielsen

Rocky IV

Carl Weathers

Rocky IV

Sylvester Stallone

Rocky Balboa

Talia Shire

Adrian

Burt Young

Paulie

Tony Burton

Duke

Michael Pataki

Nicoli Koloff

Stu Nahan

Commentator #1

R.J. Adams

Sports Announcer

Al Bandiero

American Commentator #2

Dominic Barto

Russian Government Official

Danial Brown

Rocky Jr.'s Friend

James Brown

The Godfather of Soul

Rose Mary Campos

Maid

Jack Carpenter

KGB Driver

Mark De Alessandro

Russian Cornerman (as Mark DeAlessandro)

Marty Denkin

Russian Referee

Lou Fillipo

Las Vegas Referee (as Lou Filippo)

James 'Cannonball' Green

Manuel Vega

Dean Hammond

Interviewer

Rocky Krakoff

Rocky Jr.

Sergei Levin

Russian Ring Announcer

Tony Maffatone

KGB Agent (as Anthony Maffatone)

Sylvia Meals

Mrs. Creed

Dwayne McGee

Limo Driver

LeRoy Neiman

Ring Announcer

George Pipasik

Caretaker

George Rogan

Igor Rimsky

Barry Tompkins

American Commentator #1

Warner Wolf

Commentator #2 in Las Vegas

Robert Doornick

Sico the Robot (voice)

Richard Blum

Reporter

Gerald Berns

Reporter

Ray Glanzmann

Reporter

Julie Inouye

Reporter

Patrick Pankhurst

Reporter

Jean Thoreau

Reporter

Jim Bullock

Reporter

Frank D'Annibale

Reporter

Rose Dursey

Reporter (as Rose Dursy)

Richard Kelley

Reporter (as Rick Kelley)

Craig Schaefer

Reporter

Jeff Austin

Reporter

Leslie Morris

Reporter

Bob Giovane

Reporter

Julio Herzer

Reporter

George Spaventa

Reporter

Rolf Williams

Reporter

Jim Hodge

Reporter

Read Morgan

(scenes deleted)

David Lloyd Austin

Soviet Leader (uncredited)

Gabriel Campisi

Extra (uncredited)

Roy Lewis Garton

Russian Peasant (uncredited)

Douglas Kidd

Russian Reveller (uncredited)

Bobby Mardis

Reporter (uncredited)

Mr. T

Clubber Lang

Garth Shaw

Betacam Operator (uncredited)

David Paul Hewitt White

Boxing Fan (uncredited)

Connie Woods

Casino Camera Girl (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

This is the only Rocky film that doesn't begin with the word "ROCKY" scrolling across the screen in some shape or form.

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According to Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren and Carl Weathers really did not get along and got into an altercation during filming. Lundgren threw Weathers across the ring before it was broken up.

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Over 8000 people auditioned for Ivan Drago.

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Goofs

Drago's Soviet Army uniform has the wrong rank insignia for a Captain.

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The boxing gloves that Apollo wears during his entrance are smaller than the gloves he wears during the actual fight.

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Before the fight with Creed and Drago, just after the James Brown dance sequence, Creed points at Drago without gloves on, telling him he is going down. Then in the next shot, Creed has his boxing gloves on.

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Quotes

Nicoli Koloff: [at the Creed-Drago press conference] You are not very realistic, are you, Mr. Creed?

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Nicoli Koloff: Whatever he hits, he destroys.

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Nicoli Koloff: [at the Balboa-Drago press conference] It is a matter of size. Evolution. Isn't it, gentlemen? Drago is the most perfectly trained athlete ever. This other man has not the size, the strength, the *genetics* to win. It is physically impossible for this little man to win. Drago is a look at the future!

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Faq

Q

What does the media dub the Ivan Drago-Apollo Creed fight?

A

Superman vs. Superhype. After the fight it is dubbed "Death From Above"

Q

What is 'Rocky IV' about?

A

When ex-Heavyweight Champion Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers), former nemesis, trainer, and now a good friend to current Heavyweight Champ Rocky 'The Italian Stallion' Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), is killed during an exhibition match with 6 foot 5 inch, 261 pound Russian boxer Ivan 'The Siberian Express' Drago (Dolph Lundgren), Rocky blames himself and accepts Drago's challenge to fight him. With Creed's former manager Tony 'Duke' Evers (Tony Burton), Rocky travels to Siberia to train for the upcoming bout in Moscow.

Q

Did Sylvester Stallone write the screenplay for 'Rocky IV'?

A

Yes. Like Rocky (1976), Rocky II (1979), and Rocky III (1982) before it, Rocky IV was written and directed by Stallone. Rocky IV was followed by Rocky V (1990) and Rocky Balboa (2006). A novelization of Rocky IV credited to Sylvester Stallone was released in 1985.

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